00897pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002600040245003700066260000900103300001600112362001100128520053500139650003200674650001100706773003400717180718b2005   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aKrishnaswamy, Madhuri  aOne step forward, two steps back  c2005  ap.4899-901.  a19 Nov  aThe proposed Scheduled Tribes Bill promises a great deal but in effect delivers very little. The bill's recognition that a new law is necessary to correct the "historical injustice" rendered to adivasis is a welcome step. But in its current form, the bill appears inadequate; loopholes in its provisions might deny several among the current forest dwellers, their legitimate rights. Meanwhile, there are also plans to dilute the bill further under pressures from the environment ministry and wildlife pressure groups. -Reproduced.  aScheduled Tribes Bill, 2005  aTribes  aEconomic and Political Weekly